[OKC] FW: [passrailok] Inroads or "Inrails" to Tulsa AND Wichita

Thu Mar 5 06:57:13 PST 2009

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Subject: [passrailok] Inroads or "Inrails" to Tulsa AND Wichita

Inroads or "Inrails" to Tulsa AND Wichita

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the
Stimulus Bill, provides Tulsa passenger rail supporters with new hope. This
routing was once considered nearly impossible due to the Oklahoma Department
of Transportation's (ODOT) estimated $110 million infrastructure upgrade
cost for the curvaceous rail route from Oklahoma City. If Tulsa area
legislators work fast, the stimulus bill could bring passenger rail back to
the state's second largest metropolis sooner than later. 

High Speed Rail Plans and funding requests must be filed by the USDOT
Secretary by April 18th. This will require Oklahoma state legislators to
pressure ODOT quickly to submit their high speed rail plans. Return USDOT
guidance, grant terms, conditions, procedures. must be provided to
applicants by June 17th. 

The numbers are enticing: $850 million will be provided to Amtrak in
government grants for capital projects with $8 billion for capital grants
for High Speed Rail corridors. This could bring not only a passenger rail
route through Wichita to Kansas City but also a route to Tulsa from Oklahoma
City. ODOT was out in front during the early portion of this decade,
requesting and receiving high speed rail corridor designation between Tulsa
- Oklahoma City - Fort Worth. This is one leg of three in the USDOT South
Central High Speed Rail Corridor. The other two legs are Fort Worth - Little
Rock and Fort Worth - Austin - San Antonio. 

The time is now to bring passenger rail back to the state. The question is
can lawmakers and ODOT work fast enough to make it happen?

Federal Rail Safety Improvements Public Law 110-432 October 16, 2008
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_public_la
ws
<http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_public_l
aws&docid=f:publ432.pdf> &docid=f:publ432.pdf

Federal Register Solicitation of Applications and Notice of Funding
Availability for the Capital Assistance to States --- Intercity Passenger
Rail Program
http://www.fra.dot.gov/Downloads/Research/E8-3018.pdf

High Speed Rail Request for Expressions of Interest
http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/2107

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